Hard to resists those little Trojan boxes, really great value(the Upsetter one is a really nice set). For what it's worth the Soul Jazz stuff has far superior sound to my ears. They seem to capture the presence and crackle of that stuff, where as those Trojan comps often sound a little muted to me.

I'd have to revist the Trojan comps with a more critical ear but my gut says you're right about the sound. Still, I have about 25-30 of those Trojan comps. Their DJ comp is probably the best I've heard as far as DJ comps go.

The king of reggae re-releaes/comps is Blood and Fire, IMO. They got those old records sounding amazing. I think they've gone under but in their prime they were the best...and spawned many an imitator.